Proposals are invited for 20-minute papers on all aspects of therepresentation of death, from all time periods and cultures, including butnot limited to:â€“ The Jewish, Christian, or Islamic traditionsâ€“ Tombs, monuments, gravestones, memorials, cemeteriesâ€“ Funeral ceremonies- Images of death in visual works of artâ€“ Death and emblemsâ€“ Images of death in modern media: movies, advertising, print magazines,the internet, greeting cards, newspaper obituariesâ€“ Gender and representations of deathâ€“ Depiction of death in anime and graphic novelsâ€“ Images of death in literatureâ€“ Class and death

We encourage a wide range of disciplines and theoretical perspectives.

The deadline for proposals is August 11, 2008. Confirmation of acceptedpapers will sent by August 29, 2008. We prefer that abstracts be submittedelectronically in the body of an e-mail, but they may be sent by regularmail to the address below.

Abstracts and Papers to be sent to:

silcox_at_mcmaster.caPlease use the subject heading: Iconography of Death Conference

or to:Dr. Mary SilcoxDepartment of English and Cultural StudiesMcMaster UniversityHamilton, ON L8S 4L9Canada